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Fine-scale density wave structure of Saturn's A, B, and C rings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2005

Evgeny Griv
Evgeny Griv
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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In view of the possibility of employing Cassini's experiments for the diagnosis of the Saturnian ring system, local $N$-body simulations of low and moderately high optical depth regions of Saturn's main rings are presented. A special emphasis is made on fine-scale spiral structures (irregular cylindric wave-type structures of the order of 100 m or so) of Saturn's A, B, and C rings. It is predicted that Cassini spacecraft high-resolution images of Saturn's rings will reveal this kind of small-scale irregular density wave structure.To search for other articles by the author(s) go to: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html

Keywords

PlanetsSaturn's ringswaves and instabilities$N$-body simulations
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2004 , Issue IAUC197 , August 2004 , pp. 459 - 466
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© 2005 International Astronomical Union